• The Red Ring

    The Red Ring



  • The Red Ring

    The Red Ring



  • The Red Ring

    The Red Ring



  • The Red Ring

    The Red Ring



  • The Red Ring

    The Red Ring



The Red Ring

by Joonas Berghäll

The Red Ring

Finland | 2021 | 88:00 min

Original Title:
BORRELIOSE – ODYSEE EINES PATIENTEN

Content Categories

Documentary
Synopsis
Joonas Berghäll’s latest documentary THE RED RING tells of the tireless struggle against a global tick-borne diseases epidemic. Joonas suffers from serious chronic Lyme disease, and in the film, he travels around the world to meet fellow sufferers who are struggling with the disease. He meets with the leading experts in the field, hears moving stories, learns of treatments and the answer as to why millions have to suffer from the illness without getting adequate help.
The outcome is a story about the dilemmas in health care and human rights.
Festivals/Awards
2021
Kraków Film Festival, Poland
One World – International Human Rights Documentary Film Festival, Czech Rep.
2022
LETsDOK
Cast and Crew
  • Director Joonas Berghäll
  • Producer Joonas Berghäll, Satu Majava
  • Director of Photography Lars Skree, Pini Hellstedt, Tuomo Hutri, Marita Hällfors, Anssi Leino, Jani Kumpulainen
  • Editor Nils Moström, Timo Peltola
  • Sound Kristian Eidnes Andersen, Jukka Nurmela
Director's Statement
In 2011, a health-related hell that would last nine years began. I was in Kenya filming Mother’s Wish, a film about women’s and girls’ rights.
Forty-eight hours after arriving home, my body failed. I had dozens of symptoms; fever, severe insomnia, headaches, burning sensation in the head, swelling of the stomach and glands, eye and memory problems, brain fog, balance problems, swollen ankles, tingling of the elbows, etc.
Original Languages

English

Finnish

German

French

Italian

Co-Production Company
Tondowski Films
Germany
www.tondowskifilms.de
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